State investigates ‘suspicious death’ of Hawaiian monk seal on Kauai
State authorities are investigating what they’ve described as a “suspicious death” of a 15-year-old endangered monk seal on Kauai. Read more
State authorities are investigating what they’ve described as a “suspicious death” of a 15-year-old endangered monk seal on Kauai. Read more
Honolulu’s long-awaited bike-share system is finally slated to launch this summer. Read more
As they unveil this year’s budget plan, officials in the mayor’s office largely aim to convince state lawmakers that the city cannot cover the added costs to complete the island’s cash-strapped rail project. Read more
Senate leaders delivered Honolulu’s mayor and those overseeing the city’s troubled rail project a harsh rebuke Monday. Read more
The Hawaii Humane Society today issued a citation on 310 counts of animal cruelty against the owners of a Makaha animal shelter, where more than 300 dogs were seized this past October. Read more
As families of Filipino World War II veterans start to reunite on American soil under a special new immigration program, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono said she hopes the Trump administration won’t hamper those efforts. Read more
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State lawmakers say they’re unlikely to get the briefing they want from the city rail system’s federal partners before they must decide what to do about Oahu’s cash-strapped transit project. Read more
Local rail officials and Hawaiian Electric Co. say they’ve agreed to a cheaper fix for many of the utility-line clearance problems that have plagued Oahu’s elevated transit project, saving about $140 million. Read more
Bills that would extend Oahu’s rail tax easily advanced in both Legislative chambers Wednesday, but the measures now face tougher scrutiny in the House and Senate’s money committees. Read more
The contentious proposal to spend a share of Oahu rail tax dollars on state transportation projects is still alive in the state Senate after all. Read more
Key Hawaii state senators are moving against the deal proposed last week that would extend Oahu’s rail tax in exchange for the city relinquishing a share of those rail dollars to the state for neighbor island projects. Read more
With rail facing its gravest fiscal crisis yet, a local cadre that once advocated bringing the elevated transit system down to street level in town is reviving that idea — and it’s taking its pitch directly to state lawmakers. Read more
This year’s high-priced lineup of Super Bowl commercials will feature a brand familiar to many longtime locals as King’s Hawaiian r olls out what’s believed to be the game’s first national spot for a company with strong Hawaii ties. Read more
Crews of the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a are wrapping up their first stop back in Pacific Ocean waters on their worldwide sail: an approximately weeklong stay in the Galapagos Islands. Read more
The H-1 freeway will close in both directions in Kapolei on Sunday morning so that utility crews can replace a high-voltage power line that fell during last weekend’s windstorm, according to Hawaiian Electric Co. officials. Read more
Utility crews plan to replace a high-voltage power line that fell during last weekend’s windstorm. Read more
Work crews started striping new two-way bike lanes on McCully Street this week — the latest step in the city’s gradual efforts to make Honolulu more bike-friendly, and to encourage more of its residents to get around by bicycle. Read more
Key state lawmakers say they need more answers on just how much of rail’s giant $1.4 billion contingency pot the city really needs before they’ll consider approving another tax extension to rescue the project. Read more
Honolulu rail has not been included in the Trump administration’s top 50 infrastructure projects — despite being one of the nation’s largest and most expensive transit projects. Read more
Kiewit Infrastructure West will cover the cost to replace thousands of plastic pads along rail’s first 11 miles of elevated track, project officials say, after crews discovered that many of those pads were already cracking years before the system starts running. Read more
Another Oahu rail official has left the project. Read more